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TV DVD Fan · 06-13-2006, 07:01 PM

I've noticed, over the past few weeks, DVD news has really been slow on both TSoD and here. Do you think DVD is surely but slowly, silently dying?

HD-DVD is getting ALOT of publicity lately on the Bits and other DVD-related sites. A couple of months ago I was optimistic about DVD and its prosperity, but all of a sudden, I feel that it's overcoming DVD.

Pav, do you see any chance of news in the weekly forecast? It's looking awful cloudy.

Ant-Lox · 06-19-2006, 12:03 PM

Dvd's are near their peak.....but they will still be hot...HD-DVD & Blue Ray are just upgrades.....I wonder how much better seasons sets will be on HD-DVD & Blue Ray...think about it....they could probably get one 23 episode season on 2 discs..

Mister Ed · 06-19-2006, 10:43 PM

Yeah, news has been slow. Theres only like four releases that I want in July. In May there was like 15.

robyrob · 06-19-2006, 11:42 PM

HD-DVD & Blue Ray are the new Betamax.

vashti1999 · 06-19-2006, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

HD-DVD & Blue Ray are the new Betamax.

Let's hope. I mean so that there won't be a fomat change and regular dvds as we know them now will still be the dominant format for a while.

dlemond · 06-19-2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by vashti1999

Let's hope.

I agree.

And whoever is in charge of the new video frontier market is starting to make a bad assumption. That we are all willing to restart our movie/dvd collection because they have miraculously invented a new product.

Nice try.

But no go as far as a somewhat sane person can see. Vinyl to cd took a long time and switching dvds that are the same size is never gonna fly as far as I can see. You have all that free cash to replace your collection right now?

Not a smart move by these people. Especially with battling formats that no one is going to buy. Except rich jackasses that wore really bad 80s clothing and had the first cell phones.

Mr. Television · 06-19-2006, 11:54 PM

Heck I still got more VHS tapes in my collection than DVDS. I'm very slow to restart a collection it took me years to get.

TV DVD Fan · 06-20-2006, 08:58 AM

Thanks all for your input. It's good to see that we still have some loyal DVD lovers left

. But is so depressing: whenever I go to THE BITS website, all I see is HD-DVD being talked about. And their website's supposedly a DVD website!

Pat

big bertha · 06-20-2006, 04:20 PM

I am very happy with my analog tv and my dvds thank you very much. I have seen hd tv and I am not impressed enough to make the switch. Until one of the formats really hits the mainstream I will be forced to make the switch then. But for now I am happy with dvd because I watch alot of older black and white shows and I just don't see what the great improvement would be over dvd for these types of shows.

theshark8777 · 06-20-2006, 05:35 PM

Well in 2009 you will have to dump your analog tv or get a converter box.

tv star collector · 06-20-2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by I Walk The Line

Heck I still got more VHS tapes in my collection than DVDS. I'm very slow to restart a collection it took me years to get.

Ditto. I have literally hundreds of VHS tapes, compared to only dozens of DVDs.
And, as long as both my VCR and DVD player are in good working order, I am
perfectly happy with that arrangement. I still watch more video tapes than
DVDs (and probably always will) since my collection of tapes is much larger. So
I am hoping that both formats will be around for a long time to come.

Dr. Thong · 06-20-2006, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

HD-DVD & Blue Ray are the new Betamax.

I read an excellent article on digitalbits.com. I tried to find it so I could link it, but I couldn't. Anyway, it basically said that the author felt that HD-DVD and Blu-Ray won't become the standard. They'll be niche formats for high-end video and audiophiles.

Part of the author's reasoning why is that in order to get the full effect of the high-def formats, you have to have the right player, receiver and HD-TV set that will display the discs in the right way.

Most people wouldn't get the full effect on their existing home systems and being that many have already invested in a home theater system of some sort, they're not going to want to have to shell out more money and re-buy the discs. They're also happy with DVD's quality and most likely won't want to change formats again.

I think DVD will be around for a while myself.

Dr. Thong · 06-20-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tv star collector

Ditto. I have literally hundreds of VHS tapes, compared to only dozens of DVDs.
And, as long as both my VCR and DVD player are in good working order, I am
perfectly happy with that arrangement. I still watch more video tapes than
DVDs (and probably always will) since my collection of tapes is much larger. So
I am hoping that both formats will be around for a long time to come.

DVD will probably be around for some time, but VHS is pretty much dead. Fewer and fewer new releases are being issued in the format and many stores don't even carry them anymore. I think within the next two years, VHS will be extinct. It's the nature of the format changes.

So, I would advise buying a good VCR now - if you still can - so you can enjoy your VHS tapes for years to come.

Mr. Television · 06-20-2006, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

DVD will probably be around for some time, but VHS is pretty much dead. Fewer and fewer new releases are being issued in the format and many stores don't even carry them anymore. I think within the next two years, VHS will be extinct. It's the nature of the format changes.

So, I would advise buying a good VCR now - if you still can - so you can enjoy your VHS tapes for years to come.

I have a VCR/DVD Combo. It's great. You can still find them around. I don't even look for VHS movies anymore but I still get the blank tape to tape off tv.

theshark8777 · 06-20-2006, 07:13 PM

One thing you guys forget to keep in mind, it is actually the movie studios who hold the key to this. If they quit making DVDs for one or both of the new formats, we're screwed. Now this is still years down the road, but chances are good i could happen. I just hope HD DVD beats out Blu Ray. I wont be buying one for a while thats for sure, and probably never if Blu Ray wins the format war.

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06-20-2006, 08:58 AM	#8
TV DVD Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 2,602	Thanks all for your input. It's good to see that we still have some loyal DVD lovers left . But is so depressing: whenever I go to THE BITS website, all I see is HD-DVD being talked about. And their website's supposedly a DVD website! Pat

06-20-2006, 04:20 PM	#9
big bertha Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 14, 2004 Posts: 113	The new formats don't appeal to me I am very happy with my analog tv and my dvds thank you very much. I have seen hd tv and I am not impressed enough to make the switch. Until one of the formats really hits the mainstream I will be forced to make the switch then. But for now I am happy with dvd because I watch alot of older black and white shows and I just don't see what the great improvement would be over dvd for these types of shows.

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06-20-2006, 07:13 PM	#15
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	One thing you guys forget to keep in mind, it is actually the movie studios who hold the key to this. If they quit making DVDs for one or both of the new formats, we're screwed. Now this is still years down the road, but chances are good i could happen. I just hope HD DVD beats out Blu Ray. I wont be buying one for a while thats for sure, and probably never if Blu Ray wins the format war.